IT Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

IT Support Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median IT Support Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £213, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
16 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 65 70
Rank change year-on-year -14 +5 +5
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 3 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.41% 0.14% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.16% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £201 - £136
25th Percentile £203 £158 £144
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £165 £163
Median % change year-on-year +28.79% +1.54% -27.78%
75th Percentile £228 £173 £184
90th Percentile £234 - £195
Scotland median daily rate £225 £165 £190
% change year-on-year +36.36% -13.16% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £17.72
Scotland median hourly rate - £23.59 £17.72
% change year-on-year - +33.13% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title 695 636 765
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 91.12% 95.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 418 437 521
10th Percentile £249 £228 £325
25th Percentile £360 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £445 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -11.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £580
90th Percentile £613 £667 £688
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 16 17
10th Percentile - £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.84 £14.51 £12.26
Median hourly rate £23.75 £19.59 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.24% +35.10% -61.26%
75th Percentile £32.12 £26.76 £17.72
90th Percentile £58.50 £43.27 £36.36
Scotland median hourly rate £20.80 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +14.70% +2.31% -

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, IT Support Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
3 1 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Apple
3 1 (33.33%) Hudson
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Operational Stability
3 1 (33.33%) Proactive Maintenance
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Onboarding

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Hudson
General
1 1 (33.33%) Retail
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Stability
1 1 (33.33%) Proactive Maintenance
1 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Apple
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
5 IT Support Engineer jobs in Glasgow